By tern @1goodtern "Imagine if a virus that could cause brain inflammation and brain damage caused a pandemic, and then five years into the pandemic educators were still saying that kids behaviour was permanently damaged by a brief break from school four years ago. Oh, my bad. No need to imagine." Source:
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Imagine if a virus that could cause brain inflammation and brain damage caused a pandemic, and then five years into the pandemic educators were sti...
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🇬🇧 UK: More than 1 in 6 people in parts of Greater Manchester have Long Covid, around 18%. "Long Covid includes physical, cognitive and mental impairments, with brain fog, fatigue, breathlessness, low mood, and depression among the most common symptoms." "Across England, 1.9 million people were experiencing a myriad of self-reported Long Covid symptoms as of March 2023, with 79% saying it has had a negative impact on their day-to-day activities." #COVID19UK #LongCOVID @npub15gr4...ztdn Source:
Manchester Evening News
More than one in six people in some parts of Greater Manchester have Long Covid
See the figures for your area using our interactive gadget
🇬🇧 UK: 40% of nurses reported that they have had Covid this summer. Of those, 21% said they had attended work while infected with the virus. “management is actively discouraging staff from testing due to concerns about a reduced workforce” #COVID19UK @npub15gr4...ztdn Source:
Nursing Times
Covid-19: nurses concerned amid summer upsurge
Read about the findings of our exclusive snap survey with nursing professionals about their experiences of Covid-19 this summer.
🇯🇵Japan: Long Covid forces 50％ to quit or take sick leave from job in Japan. "This was attributed to such factors as uncertainty about when they would recover and a lack of understanding at their workplace." "Some of the patients were under mental strain as well, as their superiors kept making remarks like “there’s no such thing as long Covid.” "Others resigned because they did not want to inconvenience anyone, as they did not know when they could return to work." #LongCOVID #Japan @npub15gr4...ztdn Source: https://archive.md/owklM image
Queensland: Weekly infection surveillance report: 12 August to 18 August 2024 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 1,071 (-32.0%) 🔹Influenza: 5,092 (-28.7%) 🔹RSV: 640 (-11.9%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 213 (-14.1%) 🔸Influenza: 317 (-6.2%) 🔸RSV: 47 (+30.5%) @qldhealth @ShannonFentiman #PandemicIsNotOver @npub15gr4...ztdn Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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The air travel issue no one wants to talk about. By Lee Tulloch "I still want to talk about masks because COVID-19 keeps happening to travellers, ruining holidays and causing potential long-term health issues, and yet airlines, government authorities and most passengers don’t want to know about it." Source: https://archive.md/7Ka29 @npub15gr4...ztdn image
"Most people associate symptoms such as shaking or trembling movements with neuromuscular diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease—but now, some Long COVID patients have reported experiencing internal tremors and vibrations." Source:
Yale Medicine
Long COVID Symptoms: Internal Tremors and Vibrations
Some Long COVID patients have reported experiencing internal tremors and vibrations. These are described as movements or sensations inside the body...
 New study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002934324004704?via%3Dihub#bib0018 @npub15gr4...ztdn
🇦🇺 Australia: Long COVID delivering a multibillion-dollar economic hit. By Shane Wright "Long COVID cost Australia almost $10 billion in a single year as sufferers struggled to get back into regular work patterns, with a new study calling for more funding to help people deal with the condition." Study:
The public health and economic burden of long COVID in Australia, 2022–24: a modelling study
The health and economic burdens of long COVID are substantial, especially for working adults 
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ACT weekly COVID update: 9 August to 15 August 🔹PCR cases: 80 (+42.8%) 🔹Deaths: 2 (-1) 🔹Total deaths: 352 (+2) 🔹Hospital: 16 (+45.4%) 🔹ICU: 0 (+0) 🔹Vent: 0 (+0) #COVID19ACT @ACTHealth @npub15gr4...ztdn Source:
ACT Government
COVID-19
Learn about symptoms, where to get help, vaccinations and other information about COVID-19 in the ACT.
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About 400 Million People Worldwide Have Had Long Covid, Researchers Say "The condition has put significant strain on patients and society — at a global economic cost of about $1 trillion a year, a new report estimates." Report: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03173-6 Source: https://archive.md/IefAs #LongCOVID @npub15gr4...ztdn image